Request Line: Ain’t No Party Like a Boat Party Because a Boat Party Floats On

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BrettFavresColonoscopy - August 10, 2018August 9, 2018

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INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY. The studio is a little busier than usual today. A GUEST PRODUCER and DJ 3000 are in the control booth mildly bickering rather than engaging with this week's host. GUEST PRODUCER punches a button marked TALKBACK, pauses open mouthed, then releases the button and turns to

DFO Radio: Milestones

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - August 7, 2018August 7, 2018

So I'm back here in Los Angeles after spending the weekend in Austin, and even though the temperature is about the same, the reduction in humidity is making it infinitely more bearable. Austin is nice, but I don't know how anybody can suffer though that Texas heat for an entire

Request Line: Milestones

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - August 3, 2018August 23, 2018

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INT. RECORDING STUDIO - DAY A human and a sizable slab of electronic equipment sit comfortably outside an empty recording booth. PRODUCER: So I don't know if you knew, but today is something of a special day. DJ3000: ZERO-EIGHT-ZERO-THREE-TWO-ZERO-ONE-EIGHT...[rapidly performs a series of mathematical calculations]...THE SUM OF THE DIGITS IN THE MONTH AND

DFO Radio: The Future

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - July 31, 2018July 31, 2018

For those who missed my relentless shilling for it and were confused by the structure and content of last week's Request Line, it was an homage to Jon Bois' speculative piece of multimedia fiction 17776. Something about that piece really struck a chord with me. I read most of it in

DFO Radio: Rock and/or Roll PLUS bonus Book Flies Open

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - July 24, 2018

Tuesday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. There was a playlist about Rock and/or Roll in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips. There was cheer in every face and a spring in

DFO Radio: Crippling Alcoholism

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - July 17, 2018July 16, 2018

As I mentioned, this isn't the fun-time alcohol party mix. This is the dark side. I'll let David Foster Wallace share some words on the process, and how bad it can get. (And don't anybody go worrying about me; this isn't a cry for help or anything, as Balls Of

Request Line: Intros and Outros

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - July 6, 2018

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INT. RECORDING STUDIO - DAY The PRODUCER sits at his console looking incredibly vexed. PRODUCER: I can't believe he didn't show up. DJ 3000: Maybe he's sick. PRODUCER: In the middle of the summer? Come on. DJ 3000: Perhaps... PRODUCER: You and I both know it's because he's too hungover to get his ass in gear. DJ

DFO Radio: Stripped Down

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - July 3, 2018July 3, 2018

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly (from the DFO World Cup Open Thread): Okay, if I stay put and watch the second half, it will be a dull, interminable slog that ends with Belgium winning 3-0 on a joyless penalty shootout. If I bail the second half will be the greatest half of soccer played in

Request Line: Stripped Down

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - June 29, 2018June 29, 2018

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INT. RECORDING STUDIO - DAY The PRODUCER and DJ 3000 stand outside the recording studio, gazing into the booth. PRODUCER: Wow. DJ 3000: I KNOW, RIGHT? PRODUCER: I mean, I'm not... DJ 3000: OH, ME NEITHER. PRODUCER: But if I was.... DJ 3000: OH, YEAH. CRISTIANO RONALDO: Você está pronto para o rock? PRODUCER: [punches talkback button] Oh, you know

Request Line: Eponymous and/or Naming Rights

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - June 22, 2018June 22, 2018

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INT. RECORDING STUDIO - DAY. We join the show already in progress... COURTNEY BROWN: Hey, so people can call in and request songs? PRODUCER: Yes. That countdown I gave you? That meant the show was starting. Playing music is what we are supposed to be doing right now. BROWN: Can we make outgoing calls? PRODUCER: Yeah,